The case of Dr. Denis Mukwege in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Reference RC-B9-0287/2020

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How the groups voted

GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity

The Left39

38001100%

S&D146

142004100%

Greens/EFA68

6400

The European Parliament adopted a resolution by 654 votes to 5, with 26 abstentions, on the case of Dr Denis Mukwege in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).The text adopted in plenary had been tabled as a joint resolution by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, ECR and GUE/NGL groups.Members expressed serious concern about the grave danger experienced by Dr Mukwege, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 and the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize in 2014 for dedicating his life to treating victims of sexual violence in the DRC. They condemned the recent death threats against him and his family as well as members of the staff at the Panzi hospital where he works and where nearly 55 000 survivors were treated until August 2018…